Consider the following argument: LAO: There must exist a maximally perfect being, because existence is part of what makes something perfect. If the maximally perfect being did not exist, then, it could not really be maximally perfect. So there must exist a maximally perfect being. HAO: That’s ridiculous. If your argument is correct, there should also be a maximally perfect birthday cake somewhere. To suppose that such a cake did not exist, after all, would be to deny that the cake is really maximally perfect. So the maximally perfect birthday cake must exist after all. But clearly, that’s absurd! In this argument, HAO is presenting